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texlive-bin — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

Products
texlive-bin
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2007-13
CVEs
CVE-2007-5936
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 15:56 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Nov 2007, 22:46 UTC

dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936

texlive-bin

Fixed versions: 2007-13

texlive-bin

Fixed versions: 2007-13

texlive-bin

Fixed versions: 2007-13

Complete source record
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  "id": "201d09916caef48b44e65ce868e47c728bb38bc576f30762df1d5491ac835fb6",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936",
    "summary": "dvips in teTeX and TeXlive 2007 and earlier allows local users to obtain sensitive information and modify certain data by creating certain temporary files before they are processed by dviljk, which can then be read or modified in place.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5936",
    "products": [
      {
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        },
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          }
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      },
      {
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    "severity": "unknown",
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          "ecosystem_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-21T17:47:48.065247680Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2007-5936"
      ],
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-5936"
      ]
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      {
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    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 398669,
  "published_at": "2007-11-13T22:46:00+00:00"
}